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Come Learn about the “Ins” and “Outs” of P

Come Learn about the “Ins” and “Outs” of Pelvic Health through (Peri)Menopause with Laura Powers (She/Her), Registered Physiotherapist and owner of Higher Function Women’s Health. She has been practicing Pelvic Health Physiotherapy for over 11 years in our community and is excited to share her knowledge with you. In this talk she will educate on the common pelvic floor and vulvovaginal changes that occur through (peri)menopause, and provide insight on different treatment options and strategies to help with those symptoms, such as leaking, prolapse and painful intercourse. She will also provide practical strategies and exercises to support daily activities, as well as for exercise/sport. Be prepared to try some different exercises and bring any and all your pelvic health questions!!!!

Investment $25+hst

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It’s going to be a cold one out there! Warm up t

It’s going to be a cold one out there! Warm up this weekend with this AMAZING 30-Minute Coconut Curry Noodle Soup w/ Chili Crisp Chickpeas..good for the soul!

Ingredients: 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon fresh chopped ginger 1 shallot, chopped 1/4 cup Thai red curry paste 2 cans (14 ounces) full-fat coconut milk 2-3 cups low-sodium broth 3 tablespoons fish sauce (or use soy sauce) 3 tablespoons creamy peanut butter 1 bunch broccolini (or 3 cups spinach) 1/4 cup fresh cilantro or Thai basil, chopped 8 ounces egg or rice noodles limes and peanuts, for serving
CHILI CRISP CHICKPEAS: 1 can (14 ounces) chickpeas, drained, plus patted dry 1/4 cup tamari/soy sauce 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup 1/2 cup flaked unsweetened coconut 3 tablespoons sesame seeds 1/4 cup chili oil

Instructions
1. To make the chickpeas. Preheat oven to 425° F.  2. On a baking sheet, toss the chickpeas with olive oil, tamari, maple syrup, and pepper. Bake for 15 minutes. Add the coconut and sesame seeds, toss and bake 5-10 minutes, until extra crisp. Remove and toss with chili oil.  3. To make the soup. In a large pot, set over medium heat, cook the olive oil with the shallots, ginger, and red curry paste. Cook until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Stir in the coconut milk, broth, fish sauce, peanut butter, and a pinch of black pepper. Simmer over medium heat, 5-8 minutes. Stir in the broccoli or spinach, and the cilantro.  4. Meanwhile, cook the noodles according to package directions.   5. Divide the noodles between bowls and ladle the soup over. Top each bowl with chickpeas, limes, and herbs.

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Therapy Thursday For this week’s Therapy Thurs

Therapy Thursday

For this week’s Therapy Thursday we have Dr.Angelica back with part 3 of the Anterior oblique sling. With this exercise, we are taking last week’s progression to the next and final level.
Again it is important to remember that this progression is best performed once the first two versions have been mastered.

To perform this exercise you would begin in a lunge position with a band pulling the knee into external rotation and the adductors would actively work to fight the band’s resistance. As you begin to curl make sure to shift your weight forward as you maintain the forward lunge position, keeping in mind the cue of curling from the bottom up still applies.

Each level of the Anterior Oblique Sling exercises will help improve core strength and movement execution as well as provide stability in the low back for safer and more effective workouts as well as daily activities.

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ALC KIDS SUMMER CAMP DATES REVEALED! Are you as e

ALC KIDS SUMMER CAMP DATES REVEALED! Are you as excited as we are????
Save the date: multisport camp (2009-2014 birth years) July 3-7 ; AOA /ALC Alpine skier U14 & u16 fitness camp July 10-14; Fit Girl camp (2011-2013 birth years) July 17-21. REGISTRATION OPENS NEXT WEEK! #alc #activelife #activelifeconditioning #bettertogether #summercamps #physicalliteracy #collingwood

February core challenge! Let’s focus on our co

February core challenge!

Let’s focus on our core! Repeat this sequence put together by @annebaker2661 and @brandycoghill everyday in February. Each week add a set and reap the benefits of your new found strength on the hills/ courts/ skis etc.

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Ahhhh Sunday, enjoy it ALC’rs! #alc #activelif

Ahhhh Sunday, enjoy it ALC’rs!

#alc #activelife #activelifeconditioning #community #wellness #sunday #funday #bettertogether

For this week’s Therapy Thursday Dr.Angelica is

For this week’s Therapy Thursday Dr.Angelica is back with part 2 of the Anterior oblique sling. Part 2 includes the progression to last week’s exercise and includes the same benefits. This progressed version should only be done once you have mastered the first version. Paying close attention to the cues, more specifically the ability to ‘curl up from the legs and not down from the torso’.

To perform this exercise you would begin in a tall kneeling position (both knees on the floor, use a mat/pad for comfort if preferred) and use a foam block or yoga ball and apply pressure by squeezing your thighs. Keep in mind the order of movement execution; from the bottom up, pelvis, torso the arms in that order.

Stay tuned next week for part 3, the final progression of this anterior sling exercise.

Take advantage of our Therapy Team Promo still happening until the 27th of this month. Book a new client assessment with Dr.Mike, Dr.Angelica or our Physio Alex and receive a complimentary 5 pack of classes or personal training session with the coach of your choice!

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Life is a Sport! I got asked the other day what h

Life is a Sport!

I got asked the other day what happens in our group conditioning classes.
Here is one of our recent pyp/nooner classes.
Anyone can make you tired. Our goal is to prepare you for life outside of our walls to meet all the various movements and demands required on the court/ field/hill/ bike etc. Our coaches are all equipped to give modifications/ individualizations where necessary. We take pride in our ability to prevent injury while improving performance in our clients even in a group setting. Our athlete centered model is for everyone in the game of life!

Movement preps
( to activate the muscles needed for the work we are doing this day)
Wall shoulder glides 2x 15
Roller deadbug 2x10
Glute Med./ VMO wall squats /x 15

Kettlebell strength
3 sets
1a) Push Press x 10
1b) front rack squat x10
2a) Goblet Lateral Lunge x10/ S
2b) swing/ squat & step x10/S
3a) RDL x10
3b) SA gorilla row x10/S

TABATA 20:10
8sets alternating between
1a) skipping
1b) Plank KB pull through
Rest 1 min
2a) step straddle hops
2b) 311 tempo push ups
Rest 1 min
3a) lateral box jumps
3b)bear position holds

Mobility
Hip 90/90 progressions

See you for a sweat soon! Big thanks to @evie.oakey for her video work❤️
#alc #activelife #activelifeconditioning #community #bettertogether #nooner #pushyourpace #educatedexercise

Nutritionist @jmgjertsen will provide nutritional

Nutritionist @jmgjertsen will provide nutritional education to get the most out of your strength program. These key nutritional strategies can be use along with weight training to achieve your specific goals; aesthetics weight loss or gain, increase or maintain muscle mass. Additional benefits also include promoting healthy bones (remodelling), joints, tendons and ligaments. She will touch on supplements and food recommendations for the other fun stuff; fatigue, hot flashes, hormones, anxiety, thirst, RED-S concepts, restlessness/sleep issues and more.

#alc #activelife #activelifeconditoning #nutrition #hormones #eat #yum #wellness #community #women #collingwood #bettertogether

Amazing job by our co-op student @evie.oakey to de

Amazing job by our co-op student @evie.oakey to design and teach a fitness class for her culminating project with us this semester. She explained, taught and gave corrections like a pro! (And her white boards are THE BEST). She’s made big progress this semester to come out of her shell! Kudos!
#alc #activelife #activelifeconditioning #community. #bettertogether #coop #cci #collingwoodcollegiate

New @ ALC! The Coach Me Plus app, now you can get

New @ ALC! The Coach Me Plus app, now you can get your workouts in anywhere at anytime! Contact us for more details!

#alc #activelife #activelifeconditioning #app #coachmeplus #online #wellness #community #bettertogether

Active Lifer of the Month: Wendy Williams Wendy i

Active Lifer of the Month: Wendy Williams

Wendy is an amazing example of making active living a part of your life. She uses her time in workouts or pilates to provide her with the mobility, stability and endurance needed for her regular hikes, skiing, golfing and pickleball matches. Coach Sarah loves working with Wendy and comments that “Wendy always brings her A game to any Push Your Pace class and values proper mechanics over rushing through movements. She and I share the common desire for all of the weights and equipment to be put back where it belongs. lol.” Wendy can commonly be found rearranging dumbbell into their proper homes. 🙂

She also keeps coach Lisa on her toes in Pilates class ensuring she keeps to her exercise count. Lisa notes “Wendy always has a smile on her face and though working hard still brings some levity and fun to the classes she’s in”. No doubt her dedication and consistently showing up week after week (even on zoom all the way through our Covid lockdowns) will keep her involved in those activities that she loves so much for many years.

Congrats Wendy, keep up the great work!

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Dr.Angelica is back for this week’s Therapy Thur

Dr.Angelica is back for this week’s Therapy Thursday with an exercise to Target the Anterior oblique sling. This exercise targets the internal and external obliques while also targeting the adductor muscle including the adductor to abdominal fascia. This anterior chain exercise is great for improving performance in sports and exercises requiring direction changes or in cases of acceleration/deceleration movements but it’s also worth noting that this is a great fundamental exercise that can help any individual adapt to cueing their core to allow for better form in both exercise and daily activities. If you feel like you struggle activating your core, try this exercise.

Start by lying in supine position with knees bent and feet flat on the floor. Next place a foam block or yoga ball between your knees and prepare to squeeze the block while executing the across body crunch. If you are crunching towards your left, your right shoulder blade should leave the floor. When crunching you should be using low abdominal and the adductors to pull yourself into that across body crunching position while also remembering to continue to apply pressure to the yoga block with your knees.

Complete 8-12 reps per side @ 2-3 repetitions.

There are two more levels of progression for this exercise so stay tuned for the following week’s Therapy Thursday as she demonstrates the progressed version of this exercise!

Don’t forget that Dr.Angelica is now offering acupuncture services, contact us now to get booked in!

We are just under a month away from our winter ret

We are just under a month away from our winter retreat!

Schedule of events:
✨Everyone meets at ALC

✨ Pilates class with @lisadwn2

✨ Dance Fusion with @melloujam_connects

✨Lunch

✨Values Creation with @coach_kiri

✨Snowshoe on Escarpment with @annebaker2661

Don’t miss this wonderful retreat and register now, contact us to register, use link in bio or swipe for QR code. Limited spots available!

Investment $125+hst

#alc #activelife #activelifeconditioning #retreat #wellness #community #fun #pilates #dance #values #snowshoe #bettertogether

ALC Community Recipe: Almond Butter Rice Crispy Ba

ALC Community Recipe: Almond Butter Rice Crispy Bars from @stephaniekaynutrition (perfect on the trail, for kids coming in from the ski hill morning on morning break, and everything in between!

Ingredients
* 3 cups puffed rice
* 3/4 cup almond butter, smooth
* 1/3 cup honey
* 2 tablespoons coconut oil
* 1/4 cup almonds, roughly chopped
* 1/4 cup dark chocolate chips
* Sea salt, flaky

Instructions
1. Line an 8’x8′ or 9’x9′ baking pan with parchment paper.
2. Add puffed rice to a large mixing bowl and set aside.
3. In a small saucepan or skillet on low-medium heat, warm coconut oil until melted, then add almond butter and honey and continue to heat, whisking gently, until well combined.
4. Pour the coconut oil, almond butter, and honey mixture into the bowl over the puffed rice and, using a spoon or silicone spatula, gently mix and fold until well combined.
5. Once the puffed rice is well coated, transfer the mixture to the lined baking pan. Spread it out evenly in the pan and dot with chopped almonds, then press it down firmly using the back of the spatula or your hand.
6. Using a double boiler method or the microwave, melt the chocolate chips until completely smooth, then drizzle across the top of over the top of bars. Sprinkle with a bit of sea salt.
7. Transfer the bars to the freezer for roughly 1 hour or until the chocolate has completely solidified.
8. Once the chocolate has hardened, remove the pan from the freezer, remove the bars from the pan, transfer to a cutting board and allow to sit for a couple of minutes so that you can easily pass a knife through them.
9. Slice bars in half and then slice each side into 4 equal-sized bars, for a total of 8 bars.
10. Once sliced, the bars can be eaten immediately, stored in the fridge for up to 5 days or in the freezer for several months. It is not recommended to store these bars at room temperature as, if too warm, can become soft and fall apart.

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Landmine Squat & Press This exercise is a staple

Landmine Squat & Press

This exercise is a staple strength-speed and power builder among our athletes. The athlete will remain on the balls of their feet during the squat challenging their stabilizers but also strengthening the foot and ankle complex allowing greater force to be transferred through the area like we see in most sports while also reducing the risk of injury - “don’t get caught flat footed”. The athlete will drive explosively out of the squat and into the press, here we see triple extension of the hips, knees and ankles and power transfer in a full-body coordinated effort through the trunk and arms to complete the press.

A band can easily be added to this exercise to provide accommodated resistance increasing the weight of the bar as the band stretches as the athlete gets into their stronger ranges of motion allowing them to fully accelerate through through the entire rep.

Demoing the exercise is cycling athlete @katelynwalcroft who has pro-level experience across several different disciplines including cyclocross, mountain and road racing. She is off to Spain 🇪🇸 at the end of the month for a big 6-week training camp before heading to BC 🇨🇦 to train and compete with her new road team for this season 💪🏻.

ALC is looking for a Bookkeeper for approximately

ALC is looking for a Bookkeeper for approximately 5 hours/week.

Tasks include: weekly payroll, monthly payroll deductions,quarterly HST preparation and year-end books for accountant.

The business is set up with Quickbooks online so can be done remotely.

Apply to sarah@activelifeconditioning.com
#joinourawesometeam #alc #activelife #activelifeconditioning #bettertogether #community

Coach @melloujam_connects is back!!! We're excite

Coach @melloujam_connects is back!!!

We're excited that after some time away in New Zealand, Melissa will be back with us to welcome the new year with her amazing Pilates, Barre and Dance Classes!

Beginning Monday Jan 16th we've added Melissa's following classes to our current schedule at Active Life which runs until March 5th.

Mondays 5:00-6:00pm Barre Class

Mondays 6:00-7:00pm Adult Dance Class ( NEW TIME)

Tuesdays 7:00-8:00pm Pilates Matwork

Register online to get your spot!!

#alc #activelife #activelifeconditioning #dance #barre #pilates #newzealand #wellness #movement #community #bettertogether

New Year! New Tools 🙌🏻 We are excited to an

New Year! New Tools 🙌🏻

We are excited to announce that Dr. Angelica will now be offering acupuncture as one of her therapeutic modalities!

A few fun facts regarding acupuncture:

▪️ Acupuncture involves the use of several needles in multiple points of the targeted area OR more than one area of the body

▪️Goals of Acupuncture:
➡️ Reduces pain by producing a neurophysiological and electrochemical reaction that causes muscle relaxation, chemical and hormonal changes to your nervous system
➡️ Improving function by reducing inhibition to affected muscle groups

▪️Treatments are typically pain free.

▪️If acupuncture is included in your treatment, you still continue to use your Chiropractic benefits!

If you have any additional questions, feel free to ask Dr. Angelica at your next session!

Tune in for next week's Therapy Thursday for more on Dr. Angelica's acupuncture service.

#alc #activelife #activelifeconditioning #therapythursday #wellness #acupuncture #community #bettertogether

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